This is a very nice companion piece to the previous tale, The Rabbit, the Fox, and the Wolf.

My source for this tale, Margaret Fleck’s website, says, “The origin of these tales is unclear. The first, at least, has been circulated among science students for some years. The plot for the second, clearly its mate, I got from Charles Frohman, who got it from his brother. There is a rumor that they may be old and come from China, … Read the rest...